6 Best Farming and Agriculture Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 27, 2026

Farm work is hard, precarious and tied to the land, and the best films about it feel that. Minari follows a Korean-American family starting a farm in rural Arkansas, The Biggest Little Farm documents a couple building a sustainable farm from barren land, and The River has a struggling farm family fighting floods and debt. Babe is the pig who wants to herd sheep, with Country and Places in the Heart rounding out the six.

Minari (2020)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A Korean-American family chases the American dream by starting a farm in rural Arkansas.

Directed by Lee Isaac Chung · 1h 55m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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The Biggest Little Farm (2018)

TMDB ★ 8.1

A couple leaves city life to build a sustainable, biodiverse farm on barren land.

Directed by John Chester · 1h 31m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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Babe (1995)

IMDb ★ 6.9 RT 98% Metacritic 83

A piglet raised among sheepdogs sets out to prove he can herd sheep just as well.

Directed by Chris Noonan · 1h 32m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar20 wins & 26 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The River (1984)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A struggling farming family battles flooding, debt and a rival landowner to keep their farm afloat.

Directed by Mark Rydell · 2h 02m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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Country (1984)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A farming family fights to save their land from foreclosure during the 1980s farm crisis.

Directed by Marek Kanievska · 1h 27m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Britbox Apple TV channel, AMC+, Fandor · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Places in the Heart (1984)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A newly widowed mother struggles to save her cotton farm with the help of unlikely allies.

Directed by Robert Benton · 1h 51m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Farming and Agriculture Movies

Minari (2020)

The Biggest Little Farm (2018)

Babe (1995)

The River (1984)

Country (1984)

Places in the Heart (1984)

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